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3.39 AVERAGE
3.39 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
tense
medium-paced
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Prosím, příště mi někdo připomeňte, abych se vykašlala na hype a od tohohle autora už nic nečetla.
Sbírka blogísků od samožernýho bílýho fracka.
Sbírka blogísků od samožernýho bílýho fracka.
informative
reflective
medium-paced
dark
funny
informative
reflective
fast-paced
My head kept exploding while reading this book and I loved it. Honestly, I can see why there’d be negative backlash because of all the confronting yourself about your bullshit action going on in this book but - as he successfully called me out on - I picked this up thinking I needed hope and a new/better view on life, while actually I needed to look in the mirror and start there. If you’re sensitive this book might not be for you (or might exactly be what you need)
dark
hopeful
informative
reflective
tense
slow-paced
This is a weird book that I feel it would benefit by being split into two, since it felt to me as a disjointed mix of points and concepts that quite didn't fit together all that well.
I've been following Mark's posts for a long time (Medium, anyone?) and unfortunately this book felt more like a collection of posts that sometimes have a common theme, sometimes it doesn't.
The Chapter about "Newton's Law of Emotions" almost made me quit the book, as the make believe story kinda detracts from the main point it is trying to address, only to be ignored almost entirely in the following chapters. In my opinion the book would be better if it was shorter and to the point.
Same thing with the chapter about How to Start a Cult. It went for wayy too long whereas the same points could be addresses in half the pages if it was more direct.
That is not to say that the book is entirely bad, as there are some insights worth to think about. The whole idea that Hope is more or less a trap is something I never thought about and will take some time to digest.
So in summary, this book is amazing where it shines, but it is almost a miserable experience when a chapter doesn't quite click.
I've been following Mark's posts for a long time (Medium, anyone?) and unfortunately this book felt more like a collection of posts that sometimes have a common theme, sometimes it doesn't.
The Chapter about "Newton's Law of Emotions" almost made me quit the book, as the make believe story kinda detracts from the main point it is trying to address, only to be ignored almost entirely in the following chapters. In my opinion the book would be better if it was shorter and to the point.
Same thing with the chapter about How to Start a Cult. It went for wayy too long whereas the same points could be addresses in half the pages if it was more direct.
That is not to say that the book is entirely bad, as there are some insights worth to think about. The whole idea that Hope is more or less a trap is something I never thought about and will take some time to digest.
So in summary, this book is amazing where it shines, but it is almost a miserable experience when a chapter doesn't quite click.
What a weird book. I liked it—at least, I think I did. it certainly gives you a lot to think about.
It starts at nihilism and ends at nihilism which was meaningful to me. Where the majority of self-help books try to give you something specific to find hope in, this book merely teaches you why we as humans feel hope, what the cycle between happiness and pain is and always will be, and gives us the knowledge on how to embrace or disregard hope.
I didn't agree with some of what he said, but I think the author brought up pretty valuable points about how we, as humans, tend to sit solidly at a 7 on a happiness scale of 1-10, and that when there aren't things to fear or broken things, we will find them anyway. that is exactly how we function, and knowing that means we don't have to be bound by a cycle of fear and happiness.
It's kind of odd, because he argues against trying to remove attachments and suggests that pain is as essential to life as anything, but at the same time, the book feels remarkably buddhist. It's probably because it's filled with a LOT of taoist ideas, and we tend to lump Buddhism and Taoism together in the West.
I think it's an interesting read, and worth the time it takes to read, and it also I'd a good reminder that ultimately we are always shifting information we take in and deciding what to hold onto and what to discard, so do so intentionally.
It starts at nihilism and ends at nihilism which was meaningful to me. Where the majority of self-help books try to give you something specific to find hope in, this book merely teaches you why we as humans feel hope, what the cycle between happiness and pain is and always will be, and gives us the knowledge on how to embrace or disregard hope.
I didn't agree with some of what he said, but I think the author brought up pretty valuable points about how we, as humans, tend to sit solidly at a 7 on a happiness scale of 1-10, and that when there aren't things to fear or broken things, we will find them anyway. that is exactly how we function, and knowing that means we don't have to be bound by a cycle of fear and happiness.
It's kind of odd, because he argues against trying to remove attachments and suggests that pain is as essential to life as anything, but at the same time, the book feels remarkably buddhist. It's probably because it's filled with a LOT of taoist ideas, and we tend to lump Buddhism and Taoism together in the West.
I think it's an interesting read, and worth the time it takes to read, and it also I'd a good reminder that ultimately we are always shifting information we take in and deciding what to hold onto and what to discard, so do so intentionally.
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
Interesting set of ideas
hopeful
informative